SASaffolk
Captain30,741 posts
SASaffolk Captain30,741 posts
23 Sept 2023, 21:58#1
11 points kicked and we had the game won, it’s that simple
It was disappointing not converting the pressure into points - Kriel looked passive going for the line, which ended with PSDT knocking it on short of the line
I was hoping for more dominance from the pack in the first half, it looked close to us achieving that but we could just not push the advantage
The 7/1 split offered no advantage other than dominance in the scrums in the second half but that lead to no advantage really
I feel for Libbok as he will no doubt now be discarded unless we go back to the 5/3 split. He also missed the tackle on Aki that eventually lead to their try
What the fuck was Faf doing not playing to the whistle and shouting to the ref in that last passage of play the lead to their last penalty and 3 points
Why the fuck did we not do a better job of mauling over for a try from that final kick to the corner
Willemse was by far our best player.
I was not impressed with de Allende and Kriel, did Mostert play and PSDT looked like a clumsy lock tonight
Marx, Pollard, Am and Lood are sorely missed
23 Sept 2023, 22:32#6
The Irish was not that much better, but at least they put there scoring opportunities into points….who,s bright idea was it to give Faf those long kicks?? Should of given it to willemse…stupid on field decisions and lack of leadership is also costing us….Ireland the better coached side I would say.
PLPlum
Captain21,007 posts
23 Sept 2023, 22:36#7
I think, hope, pray, wish, and beg the powers that be, that DDA has played himself out of the starting lineup.
100% VisKop...he kills everything that comes near him.
It's been that way since forever.
And Kriel, chucking that ball in Kolisi's face.
The entire world is wondering why we are not playing Moodie and AE. Smart reliable players that make a difference.
PLPlum
Captain21,007 posts
24 Sept 2023, 00:43#11
The way I feel about that test is that Boks played relatively poorly and still stressed Ireland to the max. Ireland didn't fluff nearly as many chances as the Boks did.
Ireland were very smart not to take the points on offer early because they understand that early pressure and territory sets a tone.
A tone that it took the books aeons to only momentarily rectify. And would have been much easier to rectify had they simply not asked Faf to snipe pointless penalty goals from halfway around the plant.
They tried to do so to us what we did to the ABs.
And we tried to do to the what we try to do when we apparently forget that the other thing works far better.
The Boks got in their own way more than anything else in this game. They made ground at will when they could hold on to the ball and weren't very phased by the much vaunted Irish attack.
I'm far more disappointed and angered by the damn eye of Sauron then I am by any individual Bok performance.
Oh...wait, DDA and Kriel pissed me of equally and it would be great if someone could drop them into the molten mountain along with that bloody traffic light.
24 Sept 2023, 01:42#12
Very tight game with Ireland deserved winners. Boks looked bereft of ideas in the backs with a lot of passing undertaken way behind the advantage line resulting in very little gain in territory.
The Boks failed to capitalise on the horror show that was the Irish line out in the first 15 mins. Even when they finally created the overlap for Kolbe’s try, the pass was made one metre behind the 5m line and Kolbe caught it 2m in front of it!
Not a forwarded pass??
Ultimate embarrassment was Lowe hoisting Itsabutt in the air like a rag doll….
